Production Planner

Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Working with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.

The Production Planner is responsible for scheduling short-term production, balancing the system generated production requisitions with the most efficient running of the production lines. The Production Planner will be the key day-to-day contact for Manufacturing and will lead improvement projects and chair daily planning meetings.

Key Responsibilities :

• Deliver Customer Service and Inventory targets by maintaining stock levels with target parameters.
• Schedule required production to specific production lines.
• Maximise efficient production time. E.g. Planning production in a sequence that minimises changeover time.
• Root cause and analyse service issues.
• Communicate to wider business the root cause, recovery plan and recovery date of parts which are out of stock.
• Provide wider business with proactive insight into upcoming service risks.
• Contribute to improving system masterdata and process automation in the Planning team.
• Form a close relationship with relevant Production Managers in ways of working.
• Chair daily planning meetings for Broomhouse Lane and Neale road when applicable.
• Document processes and process improvements.

Skills & Requirements :

Working hours & benefits :

Monday - Friday

25 days holiday entitlement

Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%

Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)

Free flu vouchers

Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services

Staff discount on all Genuit Group products

Free on-site parking